Reconsidering Happiness: A Novel

Don't look for a fast-paced story here because you won't find it. And that seems at least partly the point. These people–Vivette and Margaret, mostly, but also the men in their lives–are searching and constantly refining what it means to be happy. That's something that develops over time, and through scenes in a fractured timeline the reader gets the sense of that evolution. I love that these are not perfect people with great lives. They're pretty ordinary, and they're flawed, and that's what makes this book a really fascinating read. That and the beautiful language.